Description: The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 destroyed the warehouses of the Printing Bureau and Communications Ministry (the current Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications). The equipment necessary for producing stamps and most of the stamps which had been stored were lost. As an emergency measure to make up for the shortage of stamps, the government consigned the production of stamps to a private corporation. This corporation produced stamps known as the 'Earthquake stamps.' The stamps did not have perforations or glue, but a watermark called the 'earthquake watermark' was used. The Printing Bureau was reconstructed much sooner than expected and the earthquake stamps were abolished on April 30, 1925. Brief History With the beginning of Meiji era, Japan started a progressive series of reforms and modernisation. Baron Maejima Hisoka's was sent to Great Britain with the motto of “learn from the best in class” to learn about the British Postal system. In 1871, Hisoka returned to Japan and established the first Japanese Postal system. 1871 a set of four stamps covering the different postal rates; the intricate two-color design consisted of a pair of dragons facing towards the center, where the characters of value were printed in black. In 1875 Edoardo Chiossone a Italian engraver and painter was invited to Japan to work as a foreign advisor. He designed the first Japanese bank notes and the designs for the Koban series of stamps. In 1876 the Koban definitive series was issued inscribed IMPERIAL JAPANESE POST. The stamps are commonly known as the 'Small Coin stamps,' for the picture in the center of the design. These were used for many years, from 1876 to 1899. WATERMARK ; Parallel Short Lines [Up] PRINTED by a Non-government Corporation PRINTING: Offset Lithography COLOUR; Brown-Blue PLEASE LOOK AT THE SCAN CAREFULLY BEFORE BUYING. IF YOU ARE BUYING MORE THAN ONE ITEM PLEASE ADD TO BASKET
Price: 8.99 GBP
Location: London
End Time: 2025-02-05T12:38:08.000Z
Shipping Cost: 16.09 GBP
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Return postage will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
After receiving the item, your buyer should cancel the purchase within: 14 days
Type: Definitive
Year of Issue: 1921-1930
Number: 2
Era: George V (1910-1936)
Quality: Used
Currency: Pre-Decimal
Region: Japan
Grade: G/VG (Good/Very Good)
Topic: Sun & Dragonflies
Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
Colour: Brown-Blue
